Temperaments - What you need to know

For the footnotes and other extra information see the following link: 0:00:19 - INTRODUCTION 0:00:46 - WHAT IS A TEMPERAMENT and WHAT IS EQUAL TEMPERAMENT 0:04:55 - PYTHAGOREAN TUNING 0:08:52 - MEANTONE TEMPERAMENTS 0:13:56 - IRREGULAR TEMPERAMENTS / “WELL-TEMPERED TEMPERAMENTS“ 0:18:22 - EQUAL TEMPERAMENT THROUGH HISTORY ******* ERRATA: In minute 06:00 we say that the “wolf“ in Phythagorean tuning is larger than pure, but it is in fact the opposite. However, the “wolf“ in Meantone tunings is indeed larger than pure. ******* Created by Elam Rotem and Johannes Keller Many thanks to Marc Lewon, Corina Marti, and Anne Smith Support us on PATREON: Support us by getting an Awesome T-shirt: